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US Models:
Selecting Custom
Rating Options

For US models, the Custom Rating Menu includes the following
options. (For Canadian models, see page 102.)

Viewing Blocked
Programs

You can view blocked programs by entering the password. Press the

ENTER

button when tuned to a blocked program, then enter the

password. This temporarily switches off the Parental Lock. To
reactivate the Parental Lock settings, turn off the TV. When the TV is
turned on again, your Parental Lock settings are reactivated.

Option

Description

Movie Rating

G

All children and General Audience.

PG

Parental Guidance suggested.

PG-13

Parental Guidance for children under 13.

R

Restricted viewing, parental guidance is
suggested for children under 17.

NC-17
and X

No one 17 or under allowed.

TV Rating

Block programs
by their rating,
content or both

Age-Based Ratings

TV-Y

All children.

TV-Y7

Directed to children age 7 and older.

TV-G

General Audience.

TV-PG

Parental Guidance suggested.

TV-14

Parents Strongly cautioned.

TV-MA

Mature Audience only.

Content-Based Ratings

FV

Fantasy Violence.

D

Suggestive Dialogue.

L

Strong Language.

S

Sexual situations.

V

Violence.

Unrated

Block programs
or movies that
are broadcast
without a rating

Block

Blocks all programs and movies that are
broadcast without a rating.

Allow

Allows programs and movies that are
broadcast without a rating.

The Content-Based Ratings

are linked to the level of the
Age-Based Rating. For example,
a program with an Age-Based
Rating of TV-PG V (Violence)
rating may contain moderate
violence, while a TV-14 V
(Violence) rating may contain
more intense violence.

To ensure maximum

blocking capability, set the Age-
Based Ratings.

If you block unrated TV

programs, be aware that the
following types of programs
may be blocked: programs
broadcast from another country,
emergency broadcasts, political
programs, sports, news, public
service announcements,
religious programs and weather.

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